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DECEMBER 13, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
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Veterans’ service set at Quarryville Cemetery BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
which attendees will walk to each grave marked by an emblem and wreath-laying ceremony to flag to lay wreaths. honor veterans will take This is the sixth year that Quarplace at noon on Saturday, ryville Cemetery has participated in Dec. 16, at Quarryville Cemetery, National Wreaths Across America 685 Robert Fulton Highway, Day. The tradition was brought Quarryville. The cemetery, which to the area by Kristi Sprout, is designated as an official Wreaths who discovered Wreaths Across Across America America through affiliate, will host the an advertisement event in conjunction “I thought it would on Facebook. with thousands of be a good way to Although Sprout other services across honor unfamiliar veterans, was the country that will with the national be held for National and the Quarryville observance, she has began to research Wreaths Across community America Day. what it entailed. many.” The event will After attending begin at Quarryville one of the memoCemetery’s flagpole with a brief rials at a nearby church, Sprout ceremony that will include a was certain that it was someperformance of the national thing she wanted to organize in anthem. Individuals from various Quarryville. “I knew that’s what I branches of the military will take wanted to do. I thought it would part in the memorial service by be a good way to honor veterans, laying wreaths on a cross and and the Quarryville community sharing a few words. A veteran has many,” Sprout said. will play taps to conclude the Sprout’s first order of business ceremony’s introduction, after was to visit the Quarryville
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Veteran Rufus Kreider participates in last year’s wreath-laying ceremony.
Cemetery to determine how many veterans’ headstones were on the property. She found many more than she had expected, which presented
a few challenges; the higher the number of graves meant that Sprout would need to acquire a large volume of wreaths in addition to volunteers to help lay
them. Quarryville Cemetery is the home of approximately 500 veterans’ headstones, so Sprout started raising the necessary resources by creating social media See Wreaths Across America pg 6
A focus on prayer
Community members rally for Richie BY ADRIAN ESCHENWALD
BY ANN MEAD ASH
Tim Farrell, one of the leaders of the Lancaster Prayer Breakfast, which was held for the second year on Nov. 3, said that when the committee organized under the Leaders of Faith Foundation, the goal was to make the event unique, with prayer as the key component. The group decided to focus on six areas - business, government, art/media, education, family, and church - and ask a community leader to lead prayer on each of those segments. Each speaker asked
table groups to pray on a subject and then concluded by leading the gathering of more than 400 in prayer. Master of ceremonies Tracey C. Jones, president of Tremendous Leadership and T3 Solutions, opened the event, saying, “The Lancaster Prayer Breakfast endeavors to further the rich heritage and spiritual guidance handed down by the Founding Fathers … and magnify Jesus Christ through unified prayers.” Worship music was provided by Dave Ross, pastor of worship ministries at Calvary Church, See Prayer breakfast pg 3
During his stay at the hospital, 6-year-old Richie Metzler has received more than 100 Christmas cards from friends and supporters throughout the local community.
Last February, Richie Metzler, then 5 years old, of New Providence was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a type of brain tumor. A few days later, his mother, Desiree, created a Facebook group to make it easier for her to answer questions from concerned friends and family members, as well as to provide updates on Richie’s treatment. “Prayers for Richie” has since grown to comprise hundreds of members who are cheering Richie on as he battles cancer. Shortly after his diagnosis, Richie, who recently turned 6 years old, began a series of
chemotherapy and stem cell treatments at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital in Hershey. He remained at the hospital several months as he received treatment. Richie returned home for a few weeks in August before traveling back to Hershey for a final round of high-dose chemotherapy. Due to health complications that resulted from the treatments, Richie required a specialized series of proton radiation doses. On Oct. 13, Richie was moved to the Roberts Proton Therapy Center located at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The facility is the only hospital in the area that offers the unique procedure, and See Prayers for Richie pg 9
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